
Middle East Christianity will disappear within a decade as its followers face utter annihilation at the hands of Islamic State (IS) terrorists, a Catholic aid group has warned. The alarming rate of decline in the Biblical heartlands means the religion could
by Simon Kent11 Nov 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

In a kamikaze-style attack, two young female suicide bombers belonging to the jihadist group Boko Haram killed three Nigerians Monday in a town in northern Cameroon.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 Nov 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

Members of the ISIS-affiliated Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram have sent media outlets photos they claim prove the group is running a rocket factory deep in northeast Nigeria. The Nigerian military has dismissed the images as fabricated.
by Frances Martel3 Nov 2015, 12:00 PM PST0

The Nigerian military said they conducted an extremely successful operation against the ISIS-aligned terrorists of Boko Haram. They reportedly took out two of the terrorist camps in the Sambisa Forest, killing some thirty militants and rescuing 338 hostages, most of them women and children.
by John Hayward29 Oct 2015, 9:44 PM PST0

Nigeria’s police chief is warning civilians to avoid any abandoned iPads, iPhones, or other expensive technology, as there is evidence that Boko Haram terrorists are making bombs disguised as these items and leaving them in populated city centers.
by Frances Martel23 Oct 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

The United States reportedly gave Niger two military surveillance aircrafts as attacks by suspected Boko Haram jihadists continued along its southeast border with Nigeria.
by Edwin Mora23 Oct 2015, 7:05 AM PST0

A portion of the al-Shabaab Islamist group under the spiritual leadership of Sheikh Abdulqadir Mumin has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), occasioning a further fracture within the Somalia-based jihadist organization.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.23 Oct 2015, 5:58 AM PST0

Between 40-60 worshippers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria were killed Friday by a trio of female suicide bombers believed to have been sent by the ISIS-affiliated terror group Boko Haram.
by Frances Martel16 Oct 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

President Obama announced Wednesday that 300 U.S. troops will be deployed to Cameroon to fight the ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram terrorist group. The troops will work to establish a base from which to fly Predator drones into the northeast Nigerian enclave in which Boko Haram is headquartered.
by Frances Martel15 Oct 2015, 8:27 AM PST0

Nigeria’s Boko Haram islamists have reached out to the Somali jihadist organization al-Shabaab, urging it to switch its loyalty to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.15 Oct 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

The Nigerian military is warning residents in the rural northeast of the nation to beware of unexploded cluster bombs left in shrubbery by ISIS affiliate Boko Haram. Experts contend that it is likely Boko Haram members acquired these bombs by stealing them from the Nigerian army.
by Frances Martel14 Oct 2015, 10:39 AM PST0

A new Rasmussen poll says “more voters than ever think terrorists have the advantage over the United States and its allies.” 46% of 1,000 likely voters responding to the poll thought terrorists were winning, while only 26% believed the United States and its allies had the upper hand. Those are the worst numbers Rasmussen has seen in over a decade.
by John Hayward13 Oct 2015, 2:11 PM PST0

Boko Haram jihadists, in a new propaganda video, claimed that their leader, Abubakar Shekau, who did not appear in the film, is still alive and leading the terrorist group.
by Edwin Mora9 Oct 2015, 12:35 PM PST0

Following multiple attacks in its stronghold of northeast Borno state, ISIS affiliate Boko Haram has bombed multiple targets in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, as well as attacking Niger and Chad, both member nations of a military coalition formed to destroy the terrorist group.
by Frances Martel6 Oct 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

The Nigerian government banned all forms of transportation, except ambulances and police cars, in Borno state from Wednesday evening to Friday to prevent any Boko Haram attacks during the Eid al-Adha. Borno’s capital Maiduguri also implemented a curfew.
by Mary Chastain24 Sep 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

Upwards of 50 people were killed in four separate bombings in Maiduguri, a northern regional Nigerian capital, orchestrated by ISIS-affiliated terror group Boko Haram just hours after leader Abubakar Shekau released a new menacing audio message.
by Frances Martel21 Sep 2015, 11:17 AM PST0

Nigeria continues to boast of nearly daily victories in its campaign against ISIS-affiliated terrorist group Boko Haram. Most recently, the Nigerian military shut down an operation manufacturing fake government identification cards for use by jihadists in northeast Borno state.
by Frances Martel18 Sep 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and other authorities are considering offering Boko Haram prisoners amnesty in exchange for the more than 200 Chibok girls the radical Islamic group kidnapped 16 months ago.
by Mary Chastain17 Sep 2015, 2:17 PM PST0

The Nigerian military claims “scores” of Boko Haram jihadists are surrendering to authorities, following targeted attacks on their food and fuel supplies in the dense Sambisa Forest of northern Nigeria.
by Frances Martel15 Sep 2015, 10:27 AM PST0

A woman freed from ISIS-affiliated terror group Boko Haram told authorities the militants forced schoolgirls kidnapped from the town of Chibok, Borno, in April 2014 to fight for the radical Islamic group. Her testimony mirrors those of others who told authorities the terrorists brainwashed the young girls to join the group.
by Mary Chastain14 Sep 2015, 12:52 PM PST0

The United States Embassy in Chad, in response to a “credible threat” from the terrorist group Boko Haram, plans to keep its doors closed from Tuesday through Friday, September 11, Fox News has learned from a military source.
by Edwin Mora13 Sep 2015, 6:31 AM PST0

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari told BBC Hausa in an extensive interview that he believes most of the girls Boko Haram kidnapped from Chibok village in April 2014 are alive, but have been dispersed and married off to Muslims.
by Frances Martel10 Sep 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

Nigeria’s military has imposed a ban on riding horseback in northeast Borno state in an attempt to make members of the ISIS-affiliated terror group Boko Haram more conspicuous and, thus, easier to arrest or kill.
by Frances Martel9 Sep 2015, 9:33 AM PST0

Veteran journalist John L. Allen, a recognized expert in Christian persecution, has launched a controversial proposal that Christians create a memorial to Christian persecution, similar to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, to remind them of the blood-soaked witness of their brothers and sisters.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Sep 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

The Nigerian military announced Thursday that it had reviewed 5,000 cases of dishonorably discharged soldiers and chosen to reinstate more than 3,000 of them and that they are fit for the battle against ISIS-affiliated group Boko Haram.
by Frances Martel4 Sep 2015, 6:57 PM PST0